NAVIGATING I TUNES WITH SUPPORTING SOFTWARE
BY, JOHN JUSTICE
Before deciding to spend up to $100 on things like JTunes or loading the fre
software called Blind Tunes, I decided to contact Freedom Scientific to
make sure that the information used for these after market software programs
is current.
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and personal
observations made by Freedom Scientific personnel. They are not necessarily
the opinions of Freedom Scientific or its management. For the record,
Freedom Scientific has had no influence in the production of either product.
JTunes: Software produced in the UK and sold locally by a company called
Next Generation. Due to the continuous upgrading of Apple software, this
product is often out of date and, for that reason, provides less than
satisfactory results. JTunes is one of the more expensive products, costing
somewhere around $100 US. The company does try to keep in step but both
Freedom Scientific and Apple have been making so many updates recently that
the current version is not up to speed and might not be worth the price of
admission.
BLIND TUNES:
This is a freewear program and has been tested by Freedom Scientific
representatives. The opinions expressed are those of individuals.
Again, the software is out of date and even when a timely version can be
obtained, there wasn't enough improvement in the operation of ITunes to make
it worth using. "We tried it and it made no real difference in how ITunes
worked."
It might help to some extent but my contacts both believe that it is better
to try to learn ITunes and use it without enhancements of any kind.
The current version of Jaws 12, does provide adequate support to make ITunes
navigable without additional software.
Although some people have experienced partial success with JTunes, it is, in
the opinion of this author, not worth the investment.
John and Linda Justice
With guide dogs Jake and Zachary
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